Example sentences of "could have heard a " in BNC.

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1 You could have heard a pin drop if anyone in the room had dropped one .
2 There was a pause in which you could have heard a pin drop — if you could have heard anything over the machine noise which had so invaded their senses that it had the quality of silence .
3 Well you could have heard a pin drop .
4 Nevertheless it is a remarkable tribute to the perseverance and courage of the participants that the ceremonial proceedings were concluded , although no one could have heard a single word of what was spoken into the gale and blown back .
5 Well , the people were so impressed they , you could have heard a pin drop in that hall , and he really in our Welsh way he put it over proper you know and erm the Chairman made a quite a nice remark in the end he said , Now he said we must remember these two fellows here , I said , They are Welsh and they speak Welsh as their first language they do n't speak it for fancy they use it every day and he said I think they 've done exceedingly well er to come down here and give us the Because what happen I was sit in the front row and somebody asked me a question and he said , Perhaps er Dafydd there can answer .
6 In the ensuing silence she could have heard a flea move in the rushes on the floor .
7 Suddenly you could have heard a pin drop , which is enough to make anyone feel self-conscious .
8 You could have heard a pin drop .
9 ‘ You could have heard a pin drop , ’ recalls Mr Rusby , of Linden Road .
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